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ScottoErgo

Joe Scotto's latest handwired project is a unibody split: ScottoErgo with aviator connector.

KBD.news
Published April 22, 2023

Joe Scotto keeps diligently churning out his handwired designs, this time ScottoErgo, a 36-key column staggered monoblock split keyboard with exposed controller and aviator connector.

(If you need a quick recap of his earlier designs, Joe wrote an article for the MK Advent Calendar.)

Specs

• 36 keys, 5x3+3 layout
• 10° tilt
• 20° angle
• Raspberry Pi Pico controller
• GX16-4 aviator connector

Resources

• Github repo

Published on Sat 22nd Apr 2023. Featured in KBD #120 (source).

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